Superboy v3 #65
Superboy v3 #65 cover

Date:

 August 1999

Title:

 “Hypertension! Epilogue: Out of Hypertime!”
(Cover Title: “Who Will be the New Superboy?”)

Credits:

 Karl Kesel (Writer) • Tom Grummett (Penciller) • < > Davis (Inker) • Comicraft (Letterer) • Buzz Setzer (Colorist) • Frank Berrios (Assistant Editor) • Mike McAvennie (Editor) • Tom Grummett / Karl Kesel / Patrick Martin (Cover)

Plot:

 With Superboy presumed lost in Hypertime, Project: Cadmus needs to hire a new field agent, but a lot more people turned out to interview for the job than expected.

Only scenes dealing with Legion of Super-Heroes characters are dealt with here.

CHANGE HISTORY
Date of Change
Content of Change
12/29/99
 Posted
04/05/00
 Tracking updates from Superman: Panic in the Sky
05/04/00
 Tracking correction
Credits typo fix
07/21/00
 Typo fix
08/01/00
 Typo fix
08/11/00
 Tracking update from Impulse #51
10/31/00
 Tracking update from Legion of Super-Heroes v4 #100
12/05/01
 Tracking fix
Added Appearance Counts
12/13/01
 Tracking updates from Wonder Woman v2 #174

Tinted cells and text indicate missing or incomplete information.

Character and Object Tracking

       

Name

Previous Appearance

Next Appearance

Heroes
Inferno (Sandy Anderson (footnote #1)) JLA: World Without Grownups #1 Wonder Woman v2 #174
 
Metal Men:
     Mercury
     Lead
     Iron
     Platinum
     Tin		 Previous Legion appearance:
     Legion of Super-Heroes v4 #100 (first story)		 Next Legion appearance:
     Legionnaires #77
Guardian (Jim Harper) Previous Legion appearance:
     The Adventures of Superman #489		 None in Legion books
Green Lantern IV (Kyle Rayner) Previous Legion appearance:
     Green Lantern v2 #99		 Next Legion appearance:
     Superboy v3 #91
Steel (John Henry Irons) Previous Legion appearance:
     < >		 None in Legion books
Robin (Tim Drake) Previous Legion appearance:
     Legion of Super-Heroes v4 #100 (first story)		 None in Legion books
Impulse (Bart Allen) Previous Legion appearance:
     Legion of Super-Heroes v4 #100 (first story)		 Next Legion appearance:
     Impulse #51
 
One-shot or Unnamed Heroes:
     Hero Hotline (Diamondette, Private Eye, Stretch)
     Sparx (Donna “D.C.” Force)
     Tekka
     Gadget Guru
     Captain Marvel, Jr. (Freddie Freeman)
     Risk (Cody Driscoll)
     Creeper (Jack Ryder)
     Odd Man
     Damage (Grant Emerson)
     Heat Wave (Mick Rory)
     Flamebird (Bette Kane)
     Wonder Girl (Cassandra Sandsmark)
     Arrowette (Cissie Jones)

Villains
One-shot or Untracked Villains:
     Punch (< >; dressed as Hawk II)
     Jewelee (< >; dressed as Dove II)

Supporting Characters
One-shot or Untracked Characters:
     Colonel Winterborne
     Director Mickey Cannon

Locations
Project Cadmus Previous Legion appearance:
     The Adventures of Superman Annual #2		 None in Legion books

Technology
One-shot or Untracked Items:
     Whiz Wagon
1. Name unrevealed, but “Sandy Anderson” was given as her name in the first timeslip story (Legion of Super-Heroes v4 #92) and all the characters’ names were close to their real ones, so that will be used until a better name is supplied.
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Analysis Notes
General Only 9:1-10:2 are dealt with here.
9 The characters seen here who are apparently Hawk and Dove are actually Punch and Jewelee in disguise.  The characters from Young Justice and the Justice League are present to find out about Superboy’s status, not to apply for a job.
This scene is reminiscent of the one in Teen Titans #17, where Inferno shows up for a public tryout to join the Teen Titans and finds half the rest of the DC Universe there as well.
10:1 The boy in green is Risk, from a prior incarnation of the Teen Titans.  He remembers Inferno (and her departure) from the tryout in Teen Titans #17.
10:1-2 Inferno obviously has some deep-seated internal conflicts.  Between her time with the Workforce and as an ally of the Legion, she has realized that she wants to be a part of something (but on her own terms) and to use her powers for something resembling the greater good.  At the same time, though, she believes herself to be a loner and better than those around her.  As a result, when she sees an opportunity to possibly join an organization which will put her to good use, she seeks it out, but when she realizes that she will have to compete against others for a limited number of positions, she leaves rather than taking the chance that she might get shown up.
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Appearance Counts

Character Name

Cover

Panels / Speaking
Heroes
Inferno (Sandy Anderson) X 3 / 2
 
Metal Men:
     Mercury
     Lead
     Iron
     Platinum
     Tin
X
X
X
X
X
1 / 0
1 / 0
1 / 0
1 / 0
1 / 0
Guardian (Jim Harper)
Green Lantern IV (Kyle Rayner) X 2 / 0
Steel (John Henry Irons) X 2 / 0
Robin (Tim Drake) X 2 / 0
Impulse (Bart Allen)
X
1 / 0
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